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January 2019 Newsletter

Whew! 2018 has come and gone and the Clear Creek Republican Women went out with a "BANG!" at our

December 7th Christmas luncheon.

It was great to see so many familiar faces enjoying the festivities at the beautiful Marais restaurant. Fay Pi-

card and her committee knocked it out of the park again. Congratulations to all of the lucky door prize win-

ners and we hope you are enjoying your goodies. Kristen Day was our Volunteer of the Year for all of her

hard work on the website and keeping up with our Social Media. Kristen does a truly awesome job!

I am honored to be your incoming CCRW President for 2019 and I am ready to get started! It is going to be a

busy year as we begin to take part in preparing for the TFRW Convention this coming Fall in Galveston, Texas including the 2020 Repub-

lican Primaries and Presidential Election. We cannot be complacent and hope to keep our Galveston county Red. There will be several vol-

unteer opportunities for our members to get involved throughout the year.

Please do not forget about our next meeting which will be on January 4, at La Brisa's.

You will not want to miss the dynamic speaker, Nick Adams, Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG). It will be a great

presentation.

Good-Bye 2018, and hello 2019!

Kari Long, CCRW President

Inside this issue:

Calendar of Events 2

Chaplain’s Message 2

Meeting Menu 3

January Birthdays 3

Publicity, Social Media &

Volunteer Hours 4

General Meeting Minutes 4

Brag Board 5

Food for Thought 6

Membership application 7

CCRW Name Badge order

form 8

January Speaker-Nick Adams, Founder, Executive Director of FLAG

Born and raised in Australia, Nick Adams immigrated to America in 2016, with

the United States government recognizing his ‘extraordinary ability.’ Nick’s first

challenge came at sixteen months. He was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblasto-

ma (a rare form of childhood cancer), and given just a five percent chance of sur-

vival. He defied the odds, with a tenacity that would become a hallmark of his

life. This early adversity indelibly shaped his life. As Nick wrote: “It taught me to

hope. It taught me to dream. That anything is possible. That no hurdle is too high, no burden too great

and no obstacle insurmountable. That every day I breathe is a day that I am in credit, and I won’t let a

second go to waste.” Since these early trials, Nick has been blessed with great success in life. He

attended the University of Sydney, earning both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. While

studying, he was publicly elected the youngest Deputy Mayor in Australian history in Sydney, at the

age of twenty-one. Nick is a best-selling author, columnist and commentator, all achieved before he

turned 30. He also currently serves as a surrogate for the White House.

Drawn from a young age to the United States, Nick visited America for the first time in the summer of

2009. Since that time, he has spoken at conventions, corporate meetings, military bases, universities,

high schools and churches, in 30 states. Abroad, he has given major addresses in several countries,

including England, Germany and South Korea. He speaks fluent German and Greek. Nick has re-

ceived several state awards including being commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel by the State of Ken-

tucky (Gov. Bevin, 2017), and declared an Honorary Texan (Gov. Perry, 2013) and Honorary Oklaho-

man (Gov. Fallin, 2017).

http://www.clearcreekrw.org/ P.O. Box 2171 League City, Tx 77454

January 4 CCRW Monthly Meeting at La Brisa restaurant. Speaker will be Nick Adams

of Foundation for Liberty & American Greatness

January 12 TFRW Board Meeting, Austin

January 15-17 Region 5 Conference, New Orleans, LA

January 22 GHC Nuts & Bolts Leadership Training

February 13 CCRW General Monthly Meeting-Joint Republican Women will meet in

Galveston to discuss TFRW Convention

March 1 CCRW Monthly Meeting

March 29 Food for Thought CCRW Annual Fundraiser at Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center,

6pm-9pm

April 5 CCRW Monthly Meeting

April 24 Belles & Boots, Austin

April 25 Legislative Day, Austin

President

Kari Long

713-632-5769

1st V.P. Membership

Roxann Lewis

2nd V.P. Programs

Barbara Meeks

Recording Secretary

Mary Kennedy

Corresponding Secretary

Debbi Chrissinger

Treasurer

Brittany King

PAC Treasurer

Melissa Johnson

Immediate Past President

Lillian Murphy

STANDING CHAIRWOMEN

Campaign Activities

Martha Fischer

Legislative

Loretta Roberts

Hospitality

Lillian Murphy

Literacy/Caring for America

Open

Special Events

Fay Picard

Publicity

Open

Social Media

Kristen Wilson Day

Parliamentarian

Carol Evans

Chaplain

Mary Blackwell

Newsletter

Mary Blackwell

MEETING CALENDAR FOR AREA REPUBLICAN WOMEN CLUBS

Bay Area Republican Women—4th Wednesday of the month — Bay Oaks Country Club, Clear Lake

Friendswood Republican Women— 4th Thursday of the month — Friendswood Chamber

Galveston Republican Women—3rd Wednesday of the month — Fisherman’s Wharf, Galveston

Tri County Republican Women—2nd Tuesday of the month—Golfcrest Country Club, Pearland

San Jacinto Republican Women— 3rd Monday of the month—Peppers Restaurant, Pasadena

West Pearland Republican Women—1st Thursday of the month—Spring Creek BBQ, Pearland

2019 CALENDAR

Chaplain’s Message

Will you be making resolutions for 2019? How

many did you make and keep for 2018? Goals sound

like a more doable thing to do. We should welcome

a new year with hopes, goals and even dreams.

There is one thing that is guaranteed in life; there

will always be change. Sometimes it can be for the

good, like a new job, a new addition to the family or

an opportunity that you have waited a long time to

come along.

There is also what many call the “valley” in living

life. No one welcomes the time we spend in the

“valley” and yet that can be a time of allowing God

to feed your heart and soul. It is a time to reflect that

we are just passing through this earth and on our

way to some better place. God promises rest, peace

and no more pain or tears when we, His children,

will see Him face to face. What a glorious day that

will be, amen.

Mary O. Blackwell, chaplain

Reservations are required please. If you are making reservations for someone else please provide their name(s) for our

reservations list. We do not want to miss anyone.

Contact Fay Picard 281-507-0928 or

Click here http://www.clearcreekrw.org/event/

Please reserve and select choice #1, #2, or #3 by 9:30p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting. We are only able to order from

this menu. If you have a food allergy, please contact call Fay (281-507-0928). Please note: cancellations are accepted up to

9:30 pm on the Tuesday before our meetings on Friday otherwise an invoice will be mailed for the full amount. Thank you

for your understanding in this very important matter. We also want to thank all of you who continue to make reservations

in a timely manner.

Menu

Option 1: Soft Ground Beef Taco's with Beans and Rice-$15

Option 2: Stuffed Chicken Breast: It's a grilled chicken breast, stuffed with spinach and mush-

rooms, topped with a creamy cilantro sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and beans-$15.00

Option 3: Entry into meeting: Includes Soft drink, chips, red and green salsa $5.00

CCRW Monthly

Meeting

doors open at 11:30 AM

La Brisa on the Creek

501 N Wesley Dr. League City, TX

January 2019 Birthdays

Nick Long January 7

Cindy Siegel January 9

Steven Reddy January 13

Kevin Walsh January 13

Catharin Lewis January 15

CCRW MINUTES OF GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

MEETING DECEMBER 7, 2018

CALL TO ORDER: President Lillian Murphy called the CCRW meeting to order at 12:00 Noon December 7, 2018 at Marais Restaurant, Dick-

inson, Texas.

INVOCATION: Mary Blackwell, Chaplain

PLEDGES: The pledges to the United States and Texas flags were led by Dr. Yolanda Waters.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS: Officials were recognized by Kari Long and guests were welcomed.

RECOGNITION OF 2018 Board: By President Lillian Murphy. Debbi Chrissinger presented the Past President’s pin to Lillian Murphy.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO KRISTEN DAY: Lillian Murphy presented a gift basket to Kristen Day for her recognition for such dedicated

work to our CCRW website and social media site.

DOOR PRIZES: Lillian Murphy – Fay Picard

INSTALLATION OF 2019 OFFICERS: Judge Michelle Slaughter, newly elected judge to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, led the instal-

lation of Kari Long, President; Roxann Lewis, 1st VP Membership; Barbara Meeks, 2nd VP Programs; Mary Kennedy, Recording Secretary;

Debbi Chrissinger, Corresponding Secretary; Brittany King, Treasurer; Melissa Johnson, PAC Treasurer.

Judge Slaughter invited everyone to her swearing in ceremony in Austin on January 10, 2019 to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

PRESENTATION OF NEW PRESIDENT’S PIN: Lillian Murphy presented the President’s pin to Kari Long.

DOOR PRIZES: Kari Long

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Fay Picard announced that CCRW’s annual fundraiser, Food for Thought would be held

March 29, 2019, 6-9 p.m. at Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center, 400 W. Walker St, League City, TX. The recipients of the funds raised has yet to be

determined. Loretta Roberts and Greg Rikard challenged each other for 1st Place.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Kari Long gave a very nice speech regarding her goals as the 2019 President and the hopes for a successful new

year. The meeting was adjourned at 1:20.

NEXT MEETING: January 4, 2019, La Brisa, League City, Nick Adams, Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG) speaker.

Submitted by Mary Kennedy Recording Secretary

Publicity and Social Media

Hopefully you have joined the buzz by joining CCRW on our Face-

book page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/

ClearCreekRepublicanWomenClub/

If not, please feel free to request to be added to our group page.

Please note that we only allow posts that are of the non-opinion na-

ture and don’t demean others. Further, this isn’t a business network-

ing group so please don’t push out posts that are for your specific

business unless it is of the candidate nature. We are happy to help

promote, by posting on our FB page, your Republican local events.

Please share our Facebook page and events with your friends by

sharing it to your personal profile and invite your friends to our

monthly CCRW meetings.

CCRW Volunteer Hours

Ladies!! Make a new year resolution to submit in your volunteer

hours. You have until January 15 to report the hours from 2018.

1. Go to http://www.clearcreekrw.org/

2. On the top menu bar, click Membership

3. On the dropdown menu, click on campaign volunteer hours

4. Scroll down to "Hey! Don't forget your hours"

5. Enter name, e-mail, and hours in spaces designated.

6. click on submit.

Remember that the time spent traveling to the monthly meeting

counts, the meeting itself does not count.

Read the guidelines for volunteer hours.

Martha Fischer, Campaign Activities Chair

http://www.clearcreekrw.org/become-a-member/campaign-activities-

volunteer-hours/

2019 CCRW officers

(R-L) Kari Long-President, Rosann Lewis-Membership, Barbara Meeks-

Programs, Mary Kennedy-Recording Secretary, Debbie Chrissenger-

Corresponding Secretary, Brittany King-Treasurer, Melissa Johnson-

PAC Treasurer

Honorable Judge Michelle Slaughter swearing in the

2019 CCRW officers.

December 7, 2018 General Meeting

Roxann Lewis, Membership Chair

Happy New Year!! It’s that time of year again. We are hoping you will complete your 2019 membership application and get it

turned in as soon as possible. We will have applications at the January 4th meeting, or feel free to save time and paper by completing the form

online at our website: www.clearcreekrw.org. We need every member and associate member to complete the form in order to comply with

Texas Ethics Commission laws. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

We have exciting news!! Make sure those you have referred, who are joining our club for the first time; put your name on their

membership application. We are putting together a prize for those who sign up the most new members. Stay tuned for further details in the

February Newsletter and at our February meeting. You may click on the following link to complete your membership application on our website: http://www.clearcreekrw.org/become-a-member/